Kinell it's super shiny isn't it. Gonna be a right pita to not smack
I suppose it would upset Seiko if I brushed the sides
Ryan, did they say the first two battery changes were included? Or is that an assumption? Might be a boutique look the other way perk, but others ads or GS going to honour that, where is it written?
My money is on it has a 5 year warranty on defects, battery depletion not being one
Not sure about GS but battery is a consumable part and never usually covered by warranty if dying from normal use.
I’d agree, this sounds odd. Ryan please clarify
Interestingly the warranty says it doesn't cover the battery
Boutiques can offer ‘little extras’ instead of a discount. Free battery changes may be one of them. They gave me a free metal bracelet for my Skyflake….
No-date GS quartz? They’re available.
https://timeandtidewatches.com/intro...artz-movement/
I bought the SBGX343 last year. Sometimes regret moving it on.
Courier just brought me mine, resizing a little fiddly but I love it! So very pleased to have been able to have secured one of these.
This is my first GS, everything positive said about GS is true.
Wears beautifully, and wears bigger than a 40mm generally I feel due to that fabulous 44GS Case design, which is a positive for me.
What a stunning watch.
It is strangely therapeutic as whilst it is of course a static viewpoint with no moving parts- the parts themselves are so well finished and I'd rather gaze at this and uncover small details than yet another 7750 caseback. The silver battery is somewhat out of keeping with the rest of the vista however.
For those who have bought how does it wear size wise? Say to a 5 digit sub or a 6 digit sub for reference.
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I've picked it up. Bracelet is an experience to adjust. Not sure if I still need to mess with it but very pleased. Andrew at Deacons is a superb asset to them and the first time I've ever been there
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Made a fair few calls today. Everyone sold out or fully reserved.
WoS couldn't tell if they'd had an allocation or sold through their allocation. Might be some there later on potentially.
Second hand is smacking right on the money as well.
Deacons did scoff at the battery replacement but he did give me a GS 2 watch display case which was nice as I never asked for it.
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Did have a look earlier but it would be my first GS and I don't think I want to go in too heavy.
Knowing GS there will be another limited edition in about 5 days anyway, just a question of if there's any hype behind it. The blue dial one you had before wasn't for me but this looks interesting enough
If looking at Japan sources, note it is released there on July 8th, list price is Ł2450 (ex Sales Tax) at today’s rate
Japan has 800 of the 2000 global allocation but my understanding is all allocated however some of the greys are listing them for around Ł3300-Ł3400. Add VAT/Shipping etc and there's the Ł4k.
At RRP Ł2,450 plus 10% Japanese Sales Tax is a fair bit cheaper than UK at around Ł2,750 or so but of course unlikely anyone outside Japan is getting one at that price
Hmmmm, I happen to be in Tokyo later this month...
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Prob not the best comparison
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Try searching Rakuten for the model, and any Tokyo stores that are advertising it would be one way. Might take a day or three after release there. Might be also worth trying Wako and the nearby GS boutique, but think those are most likely of all to be sold out. Yahoo auctions would be another place to look, people selling on.
Edit: Not sure the Nakano stores would have this, but they’re always worth a look anyway!
It’s less that a movement twice per second wouldn’t be perceptible, but more the nature of the 9F twin pulse movement, the first pulse not bringing the hand to complete rest before the second pulse gives it a further boot, which means it’s not really pausing on the half beat and is why it doesn’t register. Very clever way to add torque for bigger handsets.
Shame they’ve omitted the capped second hand that they do so well in other models.
And if they’re going to continue with display backs, surely a gold tone battery, with GS branding, is essential.
Yes, it's a detail that once appreciated is hard to overlook. An old one of mine:
I believe Seiko would have to license Maxell's patents (JP 50 1975 12533 A and JP 59 1984 -166359 U) on the gold layer used for the negative electrode can. Or an owner could fit the equivalent Maxell cell if they wanted the gold look.
Personally I think the contrast of the silver battery is fine. Seiko are (rightly, in my view) unapologetic about their superb watches that just happen to be powered by a battery. Show the cell proudly
Oh, show the cell by all means! I just think the pride in their superb quartz watches would be further reinforced if they went all-in with the visual integration. And, a “Seiko” branded cell is surely anachronistic now that GS don’t carry the Seiko branding elsewhere on the watch….
Personally I hope they continue to bring out more models with fancy dials and the quartz movement. Their quartz movements are something to be proud of, are in no way inferior to the mechanical movements and are a nice differentiator- aside from Citizen and FP Journe is any other manufacturer investing in furthering quartz movement development?
Couldn’t resist..